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民办合肥财经职业学院
《商务英语听说（英语）》2023-2024学年第一学期期末试卷

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第一部分 （共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
1、My teacher asked me to copy _____ article _____ second time．
A．an; the B．an; a C．the; a D．the; the

2、-I feel caught between experience and jobs after graduation.
-It’s really_________—without experience you can’t get a job and without a job you can’t get experience.
A．a catch-22 B．a Herculean task
C．a sacred cow D．a Mickey Mouse course

3、Look, ____ fashionable clothes is she wearing that all the eyes are fixed on her!
A．so B．such C．how D．what

4、—Tony _______ what I did annoying though he didn’t say anything.
—So you think you will have to make an apology?
A．could find B．should have found
C．might find D．must have found

5、－Do you really mean it when you say he will a good president?
A．judge B．duit C．turn D．Serve

6、He always keeps an eye on shortcomings of his brother’s _________ refusing to admit his own mistakes.
A．but B．while
C．although D．though

7、China's Beidou Navigation Satellite System has started providing global services, ________ to become complete around 2020.
A．being scheduled B．scheduled C．to schedule D．scheduling

8、— Peter, you seem in high spirits.
— ________ I have been offered a part-time job in the KFC .
A．So what? B．No wonder.
C．No doubt. D．Guess what.

9、Up till now, there has been no scientific evidence about ________ caused the death of dinosaurs.
A．what is it that B．what it was that C．it was what D．what is it

10、Teachers in primary schools ______ influence the kids fall under should be role models.
A．whose B．who
C．where D．which

第二部分 阅读理解（满分20分）阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
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Winter is coming, and some parts of the world are already covered with deep snow. The best way to warm those cold hands is a cup of hot sweet chocolate. Hot chocolate has been used for many years to treat diseases and fight bad moods. It’s known as a special healthy drink from the 16th to 19th centuries, and sometimes was taken us a medicine. Nowadays people don’t consider hot chocolate as a medicine, but drink even more than ever! There are plenty of tasty and healthy hot chocolate recipes (烹饪法) you can try to enjoy the following health benefits of drinking hot chocolate.
It improves your brain power
The study shows that drinking hot chocolate can help improve your brain power and your brain health. The flavonoids (类黄酮) in hot chocolate increase the blood flow and oxygen to your brain, helping you think better. If you want to improve your memory, try drinking two cups of hot chocolate a day. Not only will you improve your memory, but your mood as well. Just make sure you don’t use too much sugar in your hot chocolate.
It improves your mood
Chocolate, including hot chocolate, is well-known mood booster. This tasty drink helps fight stress, anxiety, and depression. But the problem is, hot chocolate may contain high amounts of sugar. Consider making sugar-free hot chocolate to get all its mood-improving properties (特性).
It can help you lose weight
If you are trying to drop a few pounds, drinking hot chocolate can help you achieve your weight loss goal. When made correctly, hot chocolate is a delicious and low calorie drink that you can enjoy every time you have chocolate desire. Besides, drinking a cup of low calorie hot chocolate helps prevent the intake of high-calorie and sugar foods like cakes.
Now that you’re aware of some of the best health benefits of drinking chocolate, what are you waiting for? Rush into your kitchen and make this fantastic winter drink.
1、Hot chocolate is popular in winter because .
A．it can make your cold hands warm
B．it has been used for many years
C．it was used to treat kinds of illnesses
D．it is regarded as the healthiest drink
2、In the passage the author mainly talks about .
A．different hot chocolate recipes
B．materials used to make hot chocolate
C．side effects from drinking chocolate
D．benefits of drinking hot chocolate
3、It can be inferred from the passage that .
A．hot chocolate is the only way to improve mood
B．most people can be addicted to chocolate
C．remember never to have sugar in drink
D．food in low calorie makes you healthy

B
Community Service Award
What do you do make your community a better place?How has volunteering changed you and he way you view he world?Write an essay describing your experiences and be recognized for all that you do.You can also give a description of the special person you meet during your volunteering and you’ll always remember and give him/her the chance to be recognized in a national magazine,Teen Ink!
Prizes
Each year at least two teens are honored for outstanding service to their community by Teen Ink.Contest winners receive $100 for their favorite charity and a copy of the magazine featuring their winning essay.Plus,they’ll have the opportunity to choose from an exciting selection of Teen Ink merchandise（商品）—clothing and other items—available only from Teen Ink.
Guidelines
Teen Ink will only consider original essays written by teens.Essays should be between 150 and 1,000 words.
Share a moving experience.Tell us about someone special you met through volunteer work.Describe what you do and why it’s important to you.Give examples and remember to use as much detail as possible.For more suggestions on how to write a winning essay,see our Community Service Writing Tips.
Submit entries through our website.All community service-related pieces submitted to Teen Ink are automatically considered for the contest.See our submission guidelines for more information.
Deadlines
There are no deadlines for this contest.Entries are considered for publication in Teen Ink magazine and online throughout the year.Winners will be announced after the June issue is published.
Here’s how you can reach us:
Our mailing address: Teen In box 30 Newton,Ma 02461
Phone number: [phone].
Main email address:
Editor@TeenI
submissions@TeenI
Subscriptions@TeenI
1、Who can have the chance to win Community Service Award?
A．Volunteers for the community service.
B．Special people organizing the contest.
C．All the readers of a national magazine.
D．Somebody viewing the world differently.
2、What can we know about the awards from the text?
A．The awards are randomly distributed.
B．The awards are offered by the magazine.
C．Winners can get a copy of the magazine every year.
D．The merchandise in Teen Ink is only available to the winners.
3、What is the requirement of the essay for the contest?
A．It should be originally written by teens in England.
B．It should tell readers a special volunteer.
C．It should give examples and details.
D．It should be submitted before June.

第三部分 语言知识运用（共两节）第一节（每小题1分，满分20分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项．
South Korean artist Young-Sung Kim has a very special talent, he can paint photographs. That may sound like kind of exaggeration (夸张).
Most of Kim’s paintings describe small 1 interacting with man-made objects. The artist admits that he has been greatly 2 by insects and reptiles (爬行动物) since he was a young boy, keeping them in his room and 3 them. From that days on, he 4 to become a painter.
“It wasn’t 5 to paint their structure and color well. It was much harder than I had expected. I promised myself I would train myself at art school 6 I could paint them perfectly,” the 7 told Yonhap News Agency.
8 , his parents didn’t approve of his decision to focus his studies on art, 9 that he would not be able to land a good job. In high-school, their 10 only made Kim rebel (叛逆) even more. After two years of this, his family finally 11 and allowed him to follow his dream.
In the end, Kim 12 his parents that they made the 13 decision. Not only does he get to earn a living doing what he 14 most, but he became one of the world’s most highly-regarded 15 painters, earning between $10,000 and $130,000 per artwork.
Youn-Sung Kim paints for more than 12 hours a day, 16 on weekends. Despite the 17 realism of his paintings, Young-Sung Kim never completely 18 with his work. He 19 his artworks on a 100-pomt scale, and none of his dozens of paintings have ever scored above 90 points. Kim hopes to 20 himself and get as close to that 100-point mark as possible.
1、A．kids B．plants C．animals D．toys
2、A．attracted B．confused C．frightened D．attacked
3、A．feeding B．counting C．training D．painting
4、A．managed B．decided C．agreed D．demanded
5、A．easy B．useless C．necessary D．impractical
6、A．even if B．so that C．unless D．while
7、A．photographer B．architect C．artist D．biologist
8、A．Surprisingly B．Basically C．Naturally D．Unluckily
9、A．fearing B．assessing C．suggesting D．predicting
10、A．requirement B．opposition C．comment D．announcement
11、A．turned away B．settled down C．gave in D．took over
12、A．guaranteed B．reminded C．informed D．convinced
13、A．similar B．right C．quick D．normal
14、A．needs B．consumes C．trusts D．loves
15、A．realistic B．international C．abstract D．simple
16、A．just B．seldom C．even D．yet
17、A．splendid B．digital C．magical D．positive
18、A．popular B．content C．busy D．familiar
19、A．charges B．advertises C．scores D．improves
20、A．face B．express C．accustom D．better

第二节（每小题1.5分，满分15分）阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
The sun at the center of our Solar System is one of the big reasons for1．we're here today, but it can also be a big trouble from time to time Coronal mass ejections(CMEs) (日冕物质喷发) can seriously damage human 2．(communicate) systems
For years, researchers3．(attempt) to forecast and predict CMEs in 4．hope that warnings could help prevent damage to electronics and the power grid (电网) As it turns5．that a CME is more like a sneeze Professor Mathew Owens of the University of Reading explains, "The research team and I have found they are more like an 6．(expand) dust cloud or sneeze "
When the solar wind acts on the CME as it moves through space, it causes the shape and behavior of the energy explosion 7．(become) unpredictable "Therefore if we want to protect8． (we) from solar eruptions, we need to understand more about the solar wind,"Owens says
The research team suggests that solar wind readings should 9． (include) in the forecasting and prediction of future CMEs This study could help scientists more10．(accurate) assess the risk that the ejections bring to human technology and potentially help reduce the damage they cause

第四部分 写作（共两节）第一节 短文改错（满分10分）
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加：在缺词处加一个漏子符号（∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。
刪除：把多余的词用斜线（\）划掉。
修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意：1、每处错误及其修改均仅限一词：
2、只允许修改10处，多者（从第11处起）不计分。
Time spent in a bookshop can be most enjoyable、 Here is a moving story about it、 Once there was a medical student wanted to read a textbook which was far too expensive to buy it、 The only copy he could find was in a bookshop, but he couldn’t afford it、 So that he could do was to read it in the shop、 Every afternoon, he goes to the shop and read some of the books at a time、 One day, however, he found the book missed from its usual place、 So disappointed, he was about to leave when he noticed an owner of the shop signaling to him、 To their surprise, the owner pointed to the book, which was good put away in a comer、 And he added that he put it there for case anyone else attempted to buy it、

第二节 书面表达（满分25分）
假定你是李华，两年前你作为交换生住在美国的Alice家里。今年你的好友Han Mei也作为交换生赴美，希望也能住在她家。请你根据以下要点提示给她写一封电子邮件。
1．感谢Alice的照顾；
2．是否愿意接受Han Mei住在家中；
3．邀请Alice来中国。
注意：1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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